Skysail Blue (PPG 1167-5)
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Skysail Blue (PPG 1167-5) is a deep, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Skysail Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Skysail Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Skysail Blue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Dahlia | SW 6816 | 32 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Softened Violet | 1420 | 26.8 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Corsican Purple | 610B-5 | 24 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Merlin | 4002-6B | 26 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Skysail Blue (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Skysail Blue
Darker than Skysail Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1167-5 |
| Hex | #818DB3 |
| RGB | 129, 141, 179 |
| HSL | 226°, 25%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.0, 4.5, -21.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Skysail Blue (PPG 1167-5), published as #818DB3
#6D84B1
#9496B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Skysail Blue (PPG 1167-5)?
- Skysail Blue has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Skysail Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Skysail Blue in another brand?
- Merlin (Valspar 4002-6B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Skysail Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Skysail Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -21.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.